1. Sections Congress 2017 Vaughan Clarkson, SC2017 Committee Chair
Stefan Mozar, SC2017 Region 10 Coordinator
Region 10 Meeting
5th March 2016
Bangkok, Thailand

2. Overview What is IEEE Sections Congress? Who should participate?
Logistics
History
Financial Model
Goals and Objectives
Sections Congress Recommendations
Committee Members
SC2017 Theme and Creative Design
Questions
SC2017 Location
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3. What is IEEE Sections Congress?
IEEE Sections Congress is the opportunity for IEEE volunteers from around the world to participate in a truly unique event. The congress provides the attendees to increase their leadership skills and to gain a working knowledge of IEEE. It is also a venue to express concerns and opinions through the recommendations process. The recommendations, as voted on by the Section Delegates are presented to the IEEE Board of Directors.
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4. IEEE Sections Congress—a History
The first Congress was held in Boston, Massachusetts USA in 1984 with 120 attendees
IEEE Sections Congress is held every three years and has grown in size to over 1,000 attendees in 2014
IEEE Sections Congress 2017 will be the 12th IEEE Sections Congress to be held
IEEE Sections Congress 2017 will be the first Sections Congress to be held in Region 10
Section Host: New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
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5. Sections Congress 2017 Goals and Objectives
Increase member engagement and Section vitality
Provide training to
Develop leadership skills
Enable and nurture volunteering efforts
Share best practices
Learn about available programs
Develop partnership opportunities with Technical Activities
Provide for networking opportunities at grass-roots level
Learn about IEEE products and services

6. Sections Congress 2017 Committee
Vaughan Clarkson (R10), Chair
Magdalena Salazar Palma (R8), Past Chair
TBD, Program Committee Chair
TBD, Local Organizing Committee Chair
TBD, Fundraising Committee Chair
Ramakrishna Kappagantu (R10), 2015–2016 R10 Director
Kukjin Chun (R10), 2017–2018 R10 Director-Elect
Lawrence Wong (R10), 2016 VP-MGA
Martin Bastiaans (R8), MGA Geo Unit Operations Committee Chair
Sections Congress chairs to be named in February after N&A confirmation.

7. Sections Congress 2017 Theme
Colours inspired by indigenous “ochre” palette
Features “Commonwealth Star”
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8. Sections Congress 2017 Venue
11–13 August 2017 International Convention Centre (ICC)
Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia
New South Wales Section
ICC build out on schedule for completion in October 2016.
4/4/2019

9. Who should participate?
At least one delegate from each Section should attend—the Primary Section delegate. The Section’s Executive Committee designates a representative of the Section to attend the Congress. The Primary Section Delegate then shares the acquired knowledge with the members of the Section.
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10. Who participated in Sections Congress 2014?
The Numbers:
1,038 attendees
93 Countries
304 Sections/91% represented
32 Technical Societies/Councils represented
10% of attendees are Young Professional Members
50% attending for the first time

11. Sections Congress 2017 Logistics
Registration fee finalized in Q3-2016
Registration site will go live in February 2017
Selected hotels and prices will be available June 2016
Hotels all within 5–10 minute walking distance of ICC
Recommendations for partner tours will be made by the Local Organizing Committee
Numerous restaurant options available in the Darling Harbour area for all meals and price points

12. SC17 Financial Model for Primary Delegates
MGA will cover costs of all Primary Delegates
Estimated average cost per person is US$3,950, including:
Four hotel nights
Allocation for extra day and meals not provided at ICC
Registration
Ground transportation
Economy class roundtrip airfare (Business class will not be covered)

13. Sections Congress 2014 Recommendations
The Primary Section Delegates voted on the IEEE Sections Congress 2014 Recommendations throughout the congress. Results were shared at the Closing Ceremony.
The full list of SC2014 recommendations can be found at:
Information on past Sections Congresses can be found at:
The next five slides provide a high level update on the Sections Congress 2011 recommendations. A web page url is provided that outlines the details and status of the 2011 recommentations.
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14. Sections Congress Coordinator for Region 10
Stefan Mozar —
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15. Questions?
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